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This resource has been designed for 12 to 15 year olds to help with their **story-writing **and creativity skills, as well as teaching various features of language. Using the medium of comic books and superheroes, which seems to have a very broad appeal, I have tried to create a unit that starts with creating a character and can then lead into writing a story and/or letter. Pupils can also be encouraged to reflect on their experiences of comic books and films to identify techniques like onomatopoeia or alliteration in action.
Differentiation is provided through the various worksheets that break down the different parts of creating a character and a story into bite-size chunks. These frames would not be required for more competent writers but they have helped those who struggle more.
I have used this resource very successfully in a number of schools including Easterhouse, Glasgow, and Lossiemouth, Moray.

This is a summative assessment that I created for my 1st year IB students. This comes at the end of an inquiry into UNESCO, but can be adapted to suit other inquiries in to cultural diversity and customs and traditions. The quote in Question 1 is from a Reuters article. A standard IB mark scheme can be used to mark the assessment.
The text types covered are:
Blog
Speech
Article
Essay
Transcribed interview

To get the best out of children’s reading, and to impact their writing, teachers and students can use this as an activity where students choose a challenge each week and present what they find in their diary or reading journal. Mainly used for KS2.
There are 3 levels of challenge and students can choose where they want to start. It can be made into a game or a competition.

A set of complete English skills lessons, based around a variety of different grammar skills.
*Skills covered are: *
Expanded noun phrases
Relative clauses
Powerful verbs
Modal verbs
inverted commas.
The lessons are suitable for both teaching and applying of each skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6.
Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities.
Lesson resources are fully editable where possible.
Each lesson has an animal/fantasy theme
All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

Fred and George Weasley are well known for their mischievous pranks…this time they have gone too far!
Formal letter writing activity which has been tried and tested in the classroom in upper KS2, but could be used with other age groups.
Learners will look at the main features of a letter of complaint. They will then write their own letter from Headteacher, Professor Dolores Umbridge, to Mr and Mrs Weasley using the information provided.
Video clip, example power words and model text included.

A complete English lesson, based around Relative Clauses. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated)
The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6.
Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities.
Lesson resources are fully editable where possible.
The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme
All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete English lesson, based around Powerful Verbs. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated)
The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6.
Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities.
Lesson resources are fully editable where possible.
The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme
All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete English lesson, based around INVERTED COMMAS. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated)
The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6.
Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities.
Lesson resources are fully editable where possible.
The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme
All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete English lesson, based around Modal Verbs. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated)
The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6.
Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities.
Lesson resources are fully editable where possible.
The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme
All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete English lesson, based around Expanded Noun Phrases. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated)
The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6.
Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities.
Where possible the lesson resources are fully editable.
The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme
All images are sourced from PIXABAY.